On 29 Oct 2000, at 18:28, David Strike wrote:

> On Sunday, October 29, 2000 4:55 PM, Krazy Kiwi wrote:
>
> (snip)
> > Reminds me of the time I was on a liveaboard trip in Chuuk (Truk Lagoon).
> A
> > group of divers from Brisbane were making so much noise during the dive-
> > brief that it was very obvious they had heard none of it. A penetration
> > dive on a deep wreck too!!  The Captain tried to get their attention in a
> > polite manner, getting no where. So, having already crossed swords with
> > their group leader a couple times before (man loved his own shadow,
> thought
> > he was irrestible to females & had wandering hands) I just shouted "will
> > you lot shut up". The look on his face was priceless .. Im sure he was
> > stunned that someone had the gall to interrupt him mid-sentence.
>
> It's surprising how many people consider themselves so experienced that they
> regard listening to a briefing as an insult to their intelligence.  Not
> surprising is the fact that they're the same people who usually run into
> difficulties!  :-)

And then there are those that ARE so experienced that they listen
to the briefing making sure that they get every word in. They are
easy to spot.. :-)


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Mike
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